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A sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War, this book by Bray Hammond focuses on how Washington struggled financially to settle the Civil War and how its measures spurred the growth of federal government. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print

Table of Contents
*FrontMatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*1. A STUNTED GOVERNMENT, pg. 1*2. SUMTER, BULL RUN, AND THE SPECIAL SESSION, APRIL TO AUGUST 1861, pg. 35*3. SECRETARY CHASE AND THE BANKERS, pg. 71*4. AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1861, pg. 107*5. THE DECEMBER COLLAPSE, pg. 129*6. MAKING PAPER A LEGAL TENDER, pg. 165*7. ADOPTION OF THE LEGAL TENDER ACT, pg. 209*8. NORTH AND SOUTH, pg. 237*9. THE REVENUE BILL, HR 312, pg. 261*10. WAYS AND MEANS VERSUS THE ADMINISTRATION, pg. 283*11. THE ADMINISTRATION BILL ENACTED, pg. 319*12. CONCLUSION, pg. 353*NOTES, pg. 365*WORKS CITED, pg. 379*INDEX, pg. 387

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 7/14/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691604688, 978-0691604688
      ISBN10: 0691604681
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War, this book by Bray Hammond focuses on how Washington struggled financially to settle the Civil War and how its measures spurred the growth of federal government. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print

      Table of Contents
      *FrontMatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*1. A STUNTED GOVERNMENT, pg. 1*2. SUMTER, BULL RUN, AND THE SPECIAL SESSION, APRIL TO AUGUST 1861, pg. 35*3. SECRETARY CHASE AND THE BANKERS, pg. 71*4. AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1861, pg. 107*5. THE DECEMBER COLLAPSE, pg. 129*6. MAKING PAPER A LEGAL TENDER, pg. 165*7. ADOPTION OF THE LEGAL TENDER ACT, pg. 209*8. NORTH AND SOUTH, pg. 237*9. THE REVENUE BILL, HR 312, pg. 261*10. WAYS AND MEANS VERSUS THE ADMINISTRATION, pg. 283*11. THE ADMINISTRATION BILL ENACTED, pg. 319*12. CONCLUSION, pg. 353*NOTES, pg. 365*WORKS CITED, pg. 379*INDEX, pg. 387

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